Amanda Missimer and Vanessa Venturini, co-creators of Food Recovery for Rhode Island First, some hard truths about food waste: In America, about 108 billion pounds of food, more than one-third of all available food, is thrown away annually. That’s 130 billion meals wasted and $408 billion squandered. Also true: 34 million Americans live with hunger, … Continue reading Amanda Missimer and Vanessa Venturini want you to stop wasting food